CAR:​There are plentiful signs to Cadbury Worldentrance in Queen's Rd. Beside is St Francis Church:NEXT is Sycamore Rd B30 2AA, with lots of FREE parking. First 10 cars can park by the HallPark cars on Sycamore Road: Sat view: HERE -Walk up path across Bournville Green to Hall.It's the first building (see above) on main Linden Road.

A BOURNVILLE AFTERNOONVENUE including some Seasonal Refreshments is at -This splendid Quaker Hall : B 30 1 JT- With its vast decorated Xmas Tree outside.On 11A &11C bus routes.​Also on 27 route. It stops opp Hall in Woodbrooke Rd,just 3 stops from Bournville Rail Station [exit station into Bournville Lane].[Way inside is around to the left. close pic HERE ofQuaker Meeting House]

The Bournville Quaker Meeting Hall. Due to George Cadbury, it's an imposing 1905 hall with a splendid hammer-beam roof, resembling impressive constructions of the 1200-1500's.With appreciation of the organisers & dancers, we use this hall with kind permission of Bournville Quaker Meeting.

-Share-around -the joy & fun of being at these exciting dances with great callers. - -It's more fun if more come!-Let's try this to encourage you!- ​ New to Contras here at B30 1JT ( and at Elmdon Heath ) ?- ASK for £2.50 off at the door.- Bring a friend who has NOT danced Brummie C's at these venues- You may EACH claim a discount of £2,50 at the door.

Join us and be welcomed._Our Contras are energetic._Dance to wonderful music from amazing bands._Find dance partners here.*For everyone to improve, we usually change around partners after each dance..*You need plenty of water !Please regularly bring & refill a small plastic bottle.*Expect a range of ages.​ Do dance considerately. Everyone really enjoys this exciting dancing to superb musicians._ Some are supple; dancing with youthful exuberance.A few of us - still delighting to participate in this lively dance style - do manage the moves with more limitations: despite injury or age._Inclusive tea/coffee/squash/biscuits await all travellers from 15 to 30min before most dances start.Selection is also available in a similarly sociable 20min interval.Chairs around the Hall enable relaxation,- should you prefer to enjoy the music here, or to chat -- without always being pulled-in to dance !

Always welcomed are any kind donations of prizes for the raffle which Les so helpfully organises at Elmdon Heath,to enable dances at the more costly Hall there.We've NO raffle here, to respect principles of the Quakers, who have the wisdom to avoid all gambling.Also please respect our hire under principles of the Quakers, by bringing-in NO alcoholic drink. Thank you.

PR﻿ICE here : BRUMMIE CONTRA with a duo band & an ace UK caller needs now to be﻿- Dance - on ﻿the door ﻿- ﻿£10.50﻿ ﻿ -Student £6.50 -with generous refreshments included.- To keep these excellent bands & callers, we must offer them a fair recompense for their work and travel. -The Brummie Contras need you keen dancers to share them regularly- So please come AND bring your friends !- If you BRING a NEW FRIEND along to dance, you can each save £2.50 : Save £1.50 if you let us know in time that you will be coming.-

Relax after travelling, inclusive hot drinks Fridayfrom 1.40pmFROM 2.00pm - 3 HOURS of FUN & LIVELY DANCI﻿﻿NG, with more inclusive refreshments.Should you prefer to take life more gently - relax at the side to enjoy lively music instead.*

For MORE Brummie Contras see Home & Dates!

- These lovely, lively Contras deserve to be enjoyed by more than a regular, loyal few!

Ladies - do you consider that men often try to "grab" you rather abruptly for a dance ? - Please read Steve's insights. -There are helpful ideas about how to be best placed for a Contra Dance partner - and ladies - you may always ask !How doyou best indicate - so that when you take a dance "out", it doesn't also stop another who is wishing to dance. HEREBrilliant rules / tips for dancers - Real insights. What is revealed here allows many women to better appreciate a dance from a man's viewpoint. From Steve Harris.( Written on the Eceilidh site - At a Contra Dance, these very same factors also apply. )

Very Many THANKS -To every one of the Superb Contra Band Players and Brilliant Callers we've had at "Brummie Contras". Genuine generosity on their parts - almost without exception - has enabled - 4 and a half years of lively Brummie Contras.There is a disincentive which a high door price brings.But £11.50 is now requested at the door (for trio or 4 some bands, or when a caller is from USA).Our monetary responses need genuinely to reflect how bands/callers put themselves out for us !Up to our Good Friday 4th Anniversary celebration there, dances at the Friends Meeting House in Bournville had been helpfully arranged by Barry.We also miss Barry's help at the door, & perceptive critique. There's a tribute page above.

- To keep excellent bands & callers, we must offer fair recompense for their work & often their long travel too. -- The Brummie C's need YOU to be keen dancers:Regularly share the lively dances: Please come AND bring your friends !

Callers - like the bands - some new, some established - all offer us brilliant dances.Contra-dancing's versatility : may that long continue.May it unite those thankful that "they still are just about able" - with the keen and more youthful dancers - all to enjoy fresh musical & dance dynamism from wonderful bands & callers - some yet to become recognised.Also may our brilliant established Contra bands and callers long continue !

﻿AT AC﻿ONT﻿RA,YOU WILL FINDLOTSOFDANCEPARTNERS. *MANY REGULAR DANCERS MIX WELL BETWEEN PARTNERS -- SHARING IMPROVEMENTS IN EACH OTHERS DANCE MOVEMENTS. -**ALL THIS HELPS TO MAKE THE DANCING EVEN MORE FUN.﻿

﻿***AT A CONTRA, YOUWI﻿LL ALWAY﻿S HAVE OPPORTUNITYTO S﻿HARE DA﻿NCING WITH A PLE﻿ASI﻿NG VARIETY OF DIFFERENT DANCING PARTNERS.

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Contras are a great occasion for the young and keen.Many still are very keen on this dancing, but are wishing they were younger !Respect please the occasional person recovering from injury -Or the rare occasion of someone enjoying the company and music but wishing to dance at their own more gentle pace.

Event doubly extends the last w/e of April in 2020Quality workshops for ALL ages / abilities.Enjoy a contra here on the Friday eve.Karin Bellaart from the NETHERLANDS will also bring all kinds of lovely INTERNATIONAL DANCES as Nel did in 2017 & 2018.

EXCELLENT PART-SONG & A WIDE RANGE of OTHER DANCING.

Bring (grand)children. Share Maypole/Morris dan﻿ce﻿s& ring handbell tunes from before noon on Sat & Sun.NEW IN 2018 - EXTRA Sat/Sun PRICE DROPPED for ADULT DANCERS and THEIR ACCOMPANIED u18's( The Great Alne Long Weekend is a "sister" website to this one) -

﻿click-on to go to one of these pages -

ELMDON HEATH CC/RAIL/BUS- Page especially to help with Rail Station connections, and Sunday bus services to Elmdon Heath Community Centre Hall.

See ROUTEMAPS:DOWNLOAD&PRINT - - Page has maps for car, bus stops, bike path & walking routes -- to the - Elmdon Heath Community Centre venue. Download this to a smartphone to carry to walk from bus etc, (or print on paper) to carry: even in the car. Ideal for initial visits. ﻿

DANCE DATES page​FLIERS for NEXT BRUMMIE CONTRA pages. These mayPop-up : often below Dance DATES.They are in pdf. You may view or DOWNLOAD.If you would like to share out the fun of the "Brummie Contra" dances - then (regularly please) download, print - and distribute a few of these fliers in your area & dance club.﻿For some Contras to come, a flier page pop-up may show below other main pages or elsewhere !